Novelty container



J, NU'FRY NOVELTY CONTfiENER Filed June 11. 1921 Patented Dec. 16, 1924..

UNITE. STATES JOHN NUTRY, OF RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY.

NOVELTY CONTAINER.

Application filed June 11, 1921.

To all whom it rim-y concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN NUTRY, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Ridgewood, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Novelty Containers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a novelty con tainer, and an object of the invention is to provide a simple form of container having the appearance of abook.

A further and more detailed object is to provide a container made up of a sheet of suitable material folded upon itself into U-shape, the legs of the U being spaced apart so that said legs form the front and back covers of the book, while the connecting portion of the U serves to represent the binder portion of the book, and to provide 20 means fitted into position between the marginal portions of the cover forming parts at once representing the book leaf edges and defining an enclosure between said covers.

A further object is to provide simple and eflicient means for holding in position the leaf edge forming parts.

A further object is to provide simple and efficient means whereby access may be gained into the interior of the container.

Other objects and aims of the invention, more or less specific than those referred to above, will he in part obvious and in part pointed out in the course of the following description of the elements, combinations, arrangements of parts and application of principles, constituting the invention; and the scope of protection contemplated wili be indicated in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings which are to be taken as a part of this specification, and in which I have shown merely a pre ferred form of embodiment of the invention,

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a container constructed in accordance with this invention, parts being broken away and shown in section for better disclosing the construction. I

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken substantially upon the plane of line II of Fig. 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary detail sectional view taken upon the planeof line III of Fig. 1.

Serial No. 476,853.

Figure 4: is a. fragmentary perspective view showing one of the fastening devices, and

Figure 5 is a top end view of the structure shown in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings for describing in detail the structure therein illustrated, the reference characters L and G indicate the front and back cover portions of the container, or book, said portions, as above suggested, preferably being formed from a single piece of sheet metal folded upon itself into U-shape and providing a connecting portion 1 for constituting one edge wall of the container designed to represent the binder portion of the book.

This piece of sheet metal, as thus bent, may be suitably ornamented, painted, covered or printed in any desired manner, to properly represent a book.

Any appropriate means may be employed for holding the outer end portions of the parts L and G in fixed relation, but preferably a suitable number of wire clips, as 2, is employed. These clips each consist of asingle length of wire bent into U-shape and having leg portions 3 for engaging beneath struck-up portions 4: of the parts L and (i, as clearly seen in Fig. 4.

Fitted into the space between the cover parts L and G, near the margins thereof, are wall members 5, 6 and 7. These wall members are made from a strip of suitable material bent into U-shape providing edge flange portions 8 projecting inwardly and resting flat against the inner surfaces of the cover portions L and G. The outer surfaces of these walls may be painted, or otherwise decorated, to represent the book leaf edges.

The wall member 5 extends longitudinally of the book, or container, and its flanges 8 are disposed to engage against the adjacent wire clip 2, as at 9, for holding said wire clip against disengagement from the struck-up portions 4t of the covers. At another point these flanges are provided with undercut grooves 10 extending longitudinally thereof arranged for engaging another of said wire clips to prevent detachment of said clip.

The wall member 6 extends longitudinally of the book, or container, and its flanges 8 are disposed to engage against the adja- (ill cent Wire clip 2, as at 11, for holding said Wire clip against displacement. The end portion of this Wall adjacent to the Wall 1 is formed with a tang 12 arranged for interengaging With a struck-up portion 13 of said Wall lto hold the parts in proper assembly. I

The Walls 5 and 6 are connected together, as at 1 1, they being preferably made from a single piece of suitable material.,such,"for

Theoperati'ou oi iissemblin'g these parts is also niadeyery simple and clieapby construction since all that is required is first, to move the slots 10 finto engagement with their Wire clip, and th enlmove the tang into engagement ivith the portion 13 01"- watt 1 and bendsaiid tang over, as indicatech The simple act of movingthe tang 12"into engagement Wit-h the poi tion" 13' illtobviously cause the flanges otw'all' 6 to cam along their adjacent iv'irebli'p in a manner to force the Wall 5 in a direction so thatthe slotsdOiWill move tightly into engagement with "their respectiveivireclipl The ivall 7' is preferably separately formed and is pivotally connected to Wall so that it constitutes a door providing me n's of adcessHntdthe iiiterioi ofthe contairie j A suitable hinge rod 1 5extending bet veeii the flange portions of the'tivo \iiallsser es admirably as a hingeeleinent. The free end of this doo'r'is arranged to engage a stopeleinent 16 carried by theivall 1; "There is alsd'provided'la lock de ice H; carried by theinne'r sidefof the doo'r auc'l having the form "of a 'shalloi'vi inverted troiig'li; This member carries a pair amien heads 17, extending late-rally from it'. if purpose of eiigiiig'ing' opposite: edp stof 161" This 'l'ocli device may] beoperated by?! key, or likeimplement; inserted?th'ru a keyhole, as 18. i

A container made in this fashion, prop: erly"ornaineiitedi and finished, iiiikesfa very attractive article and may be used in 'various WAYS. for the carrying of sample "documents or other articles. Oi, asisf suggested bythe pr nce ot the money slot'lQioiiiicl thruth'e 'wa1i e,"m1d* the guard element 'iadj acent thereto this container maybe used as a bank anawhefn; so used a very appreciablepoint of itemstage is noted in tl 'a titni'ay'be placed iipon a boolr' shelf in compa 'iy other boolz s the Wh ere its identity as a container of valuables Will not be apparent.

l Vhile it has been herein shown and described that the parts of this device are particularly adapted to the production of a con tainer having the appearanceofa book, nevertheless it Will be understood that the invention isnot to b e limited in this respect since obviously the container produced may be made to represent other articles than a book. Hence, it isto be understood that Wherever"herein, and particularly in the claims, a book, or the essentials thereof, are referred to, such language is used merely to identify "the particularportions of structure refer redfto." v

Having th s desci'ibed my invention, hat I claim 'as neiv and fdesire to SQQKUIIQ by Let- 1. Afi o velty container in the form of. a book, comprising a single she'etof suitable material foldedliponitself into Uf 'shap'e' to: represent the frontan d ba-ck coverportions and abinder portio'n oft ebook, a separate member inserted between said cover portions to represent the'leat' edges a'udto de enclosure between said covers aplura y of retaining clips engaging ithin I open gs provided in said covers; for retaining said covers"in'positidn, each clip: being'inade'of n ris of i a dleaf rmi in gt member a y paging W th one of'saidch s to hold o said leaf edge" foi in'inginemb said leafed g e forming memb f other pa t"eng inga bth ffe. said clip to hold said second" "clip against displacement, aiid said leafede'fw member liai ii fi a third part engaging a H f for hold ing the fiisttmel'itioned pai-t in acet tive assembly with the first clip and fer heldii g the thir d clipfagainstdisplacement.

2, A fnove'lt y container in' 'th'e for n of a book, coin prising af'single sheet ot suitable material f'olde'd fiipo n H itself into U-shape a; represent theffronfiand'b :k coverportions' and fabincl i jportion of tlieboolq, a member' inserted between said cover p tions tofrepi'esent' the leafedje'es a' idfto de-f fine an enclosiii e betiv en said covers aipliirality of clips, saidiront and backi'c'over pqi fi. 'v ne' vpoc ts e e to iwh h pb'r'tion'fs o' f "said" clips are received "to hold said cover portions "connected to each "other, and" said leaf edge for n'i member fbeiri'g disposfd tof engage saidfclips forfholdi'ng said lcli' infen'gag ement' with said i p'ofcliets.

l y i nta e i i. he jfoinififjl book, colffp'i'sing a'siiigle sheetjofsii" lole material folded upon itself into 7 represent the'front' and back;cov" p y N U and a binderportidn "of the booli, a sepa'f 6 member insertedbetween said cove fportibiis to represent the 'le af'edges" and to define an eh-(5163111 8 betii een saidcover's, pla,

part int s im rality of clips, said front and back cover portions having pockets thereon into which portions of said clips are received to hold said cover portions connected to each other, and said leaf edge forming member being disposed to engage said clips for holding said clips in engagement with said pockets, said leaf edge forming member having a hook-like portion engaging one of said clips to assist in holding said leaf edge forming member in position.

4. A novelty container in the form of a book, comprising a single sheet of suitable material folded upon itself into U-shape to represent the front and back cover portions and a binder portion of the book, a separate member inserted between said cover portions to represent the leaf edges and to define an enclosure between said covers, a plurality of clips, said front and back cover portions having pockets thereon into which portions of said clips are received to hold said cover portions connected to each other and said leaf edge forming member being disposed to engage said clips for holding said clips in engagement with said pockets, said leaf edge forming member being connected by one of its ends to said binder portion and having at its opposite end a pocket into which a portion. of one of said clips is received whereby to hold said leaf edge forming member in position.

5. A novelty container in the form of a book, comprising a single sheet of suitable material folded upon itself into U-shape to represent the front and back cover portions and a binder portion of the book, a separate member inserted between said cover portions to represent the leaf edges and to de fine an enclosure between said covers, and retaining means for retaining said cover portions in position comprising a U-shaped member having its opposite legs engaging within pockets provided in said cover portions respectively and being arranged so that the connecting part of the U between the legs thereof constitutes a strut extending between said cover portions, the pockets for receiving the legs of at least one of said retaining members facing outwardly toward said leaf-edge forming member and said leaf-edge forming member standing in engagement with the strut portion of said mentioned retaining member to hold the legs of said mentioned retaining member within their pockets.

6. A novelty container in the form of a book, comprising a single sheet of suitable material folded upon itself into U-shape to represent the front and back cover portions and a binder portion of the book, a separate member inserted between said cover portions to represent the leaf edges and to define an enclosure between said covers, retaining means for retaining said cover portions in position comprising a U-shaped member having its opposite legs engaging within pockets provided in said cover portions respectively and being arranged so that the connecting part of the U between the legs thereof constitutes a strut extending between said cover portions, and said leaf edge forming member having a part disposed to engage said retaining means and to hold the legs of said retaining means in position within said pockets.

7. A novelty container in the form of a book, comprising a single sheet of suitable material folded upon itself into U-shape to represent the front and back cover portions and a binder portion of the book, a separate member inserted between said cover portions to represent the leaf edges and to define an enclosure between said covers, a member extending between said cover portions to hold said cover portions in position, said leaf edge forming member being connected at one point in its length to said con necting member to hold said connecting member in position and to hold the adjacent portion of the leaf edge forming member in position, and said leaf edge forming member being connected at another point in its length with the binder portion so as to hold a different part of the leaf edge forming member in position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signa ture in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN NUTRY,

WVitnesses:

i L. Gnsronn HANDY,

MAY SoHULz. 

